I set up my account some time ago, so the details are sketchy at best. But IIRC, I sent Apple a copy of my sales & use tax certificate as a legal document, since I too don't have (or need) a business license.
On Jul 3, 2010, at 12:29 PM, James Bucanek wrote: > Dave Carlton <mailto:[email protected]> wrote > (Saturday, July 3, 2010 4:25 AM -0400): > > >Jumping in here with my 2 cents. I have operated as a sole proprietor since > >1981 and usually without a business license as I do not live in a town or > >city. As I recall, I sent in my federal tax ID and sales tax number and > >registered as PolyMicro Systems in the developer program. > > Did you create an individual or a company account? > > When I created my iPhone developers account I created an > individual account, because it appeared that company accounts > were strictly for corporations. I created the individual account > using my company name, and there's even a "Company Name" field > in my account profile. From all appearances, it would appear > that I was going to do business with Apple as an individual, > using my "company" name--the essence of a sole proprietorship. > > What you don't discover until you go to set up your iTunes > account, is that all of that is ignored. Your "Legal Name," > which for an individual account is your personal name, is what > will appear in the iTunes store. Period, end of story, not exceptions. > > -- > James Bucanek > > Chris Smolinski Black Cat Systems http://www.blackcatsystems.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
